Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-08
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE NO. o2a.


An Ordinance granting to Edwin n. AIsip
and L. L. Lewis certain Street Railway
privileges In, on and over certain streets
herein named. and granting permission
to prOpel cars upon tracks on such
streets by wire ropes running under the
streets and moved by stationary engines,
and to prOpei cars thereon by electricity
or electric process.
VNHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY
L of Sacramento ordaiu as follows
SECTION l. There is hereby granted, subject
to the provisions of the Civil Code and the laws
OF the State OF California to Edwin K. Alsip and
L. /. Lewis ard their heirs and assigns, for the
period of fifty years from the date hereof au-
thorlty 70 construct, lay down, run, operate and
maintain a single or double track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks for curves
switches turnouts side-tracks, appurtenances
apparatus and appendages in, over and along
the following streets, in said Sacramento city
to wit Commencing at point or place on
Third street Ito be selected by the grantees) at
or near where said Third street extended meets
the lands owned or held or used by the Southern
Pacihe Company for depot purposes and run
ming thence along said Third street, extended
into, over and along Third street, and in, over
ana along Third street TO in and along and
over street to Ninth street; in, over and along
Ninth street to n street in, over and along n
street to Twenty eighth street; in over and along
Twenty -eighth street to the southern boundary
of street or the southern boundary line OF
said city of Sacramento. Also, commencing at
the intersection of j street with Ninth street,
ana running thence in, over and along street
to the eastern boundary line of Thirty-first
street or the eastern boundary OF Sacramento
city. Also, commencing at the intersection OF
Ninth and \ streets, and running thence in
over and along Ninth street to street and in
over and along Y street to the eastern boundary
line of Thirty first street and also running in
over and along Thirty-first street to street, OIL
Oh any portion of said streets.
SECTION .. Full permission and authority are
hereby granted to said Edwin X. Alsip and L. L
Lewis, their heirs and assigns, to propel cars
upon tracks upon such streets us are mentioned
in Section hereof, by wire ropes running under
the st Gets and moved by stationary steam en-
glnes.
SECTION 5. Full permission and authority are
also heTeby granted to said Edwin X Alsip anC
L. L. Lewis, their heirs and assigns to prone
cars upon tracks upon said streets by electric
process, or by means OF electricity, and permits
sion aud authority are granted TO them, thei
heirs and assigns, TO erect, build, construct, op
crate and maintain the necessary and prope
motors, batteries, wires, apparatus, machiner,
and appliances for the running and operation o
cars upon tracks by means of electricity. They
shall have the right to adopt at any time an!
improvement in the electric process that may bt
discovered or used.
The special reasons for the grant of permission
and authority to propel cars upon tracks on tn,
streets named in This ordinance by electric pro
cess, or by the use of electricity in such mode
as may be usual, or that may be deemed proper
are as follows:
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the city of Sacramento to build up said city anC
increase the amount oftaxable property therein
as speedily as possible. That rapid increas,
in the amount of taxable property in Sacra
mento city would decrease the rate of taxation
encourage the establishment of manufacturing
industries, stimulate the improvement of prop
city, promote public Improvements, and plac,
the city permanently on a strong and prosper
Gus financial condition. road run and oper
ated by the electric process can be built NOR,
cheaply and mere rapidly than others, and the
growth ana prosperity of the city will be greatly
accelerated by the rapid completion of such
road.
Second-The streets of Sacramento city are
level Except where sloped to meet the grade)
and run in straight lines. For this reason al
electric road can be operated more satisfactorily
than any other
Third Owing to the simplicity of the ma
chlnery and apparatus used TO operate road
by electricity, accidents are not likely to hap
pen and the probability of the machinery be
coming cut of repair is very small
Fourth-A horse-car load will not meet the
demands of rapidly growing city, but al
electric road, while run at q comparatively
cheap cost, Will afford every possible oppOr
tunity for public travel.
Fifth-rhe electric system of operating stree
rail, Dads is now highly perfected. The means
of applying electricity as q motive power, il
now engaging and will continue to engage th'
best scientific and inventive thought of the age
Improvements undoubtedly will be made il
this process from time to time and the CITY o
ever advantage there may be in successive i'm
provements aud discoveries in the mode OF APP
plying electricity as motive power.
SiXth-An electric road is not attended b,
noise in its operations, is always under contro
and is perfectly safe.
Seventh Should any accidents occur in tn
electric apparatus, the same can be speedily re
paired without serious interruption to travel
Eighth-A road operated by the electric pro
cess can easily be extended into the suburbs 0
the city at trltiing cost and if the city SHOULD
be extended, the extension can easily be con
nected with the city of Sacramento by an ex
tension of an electric railway.
Nlnth-An electric railway can be run da
aud night and can be used if extended into tn
country, for the transportation of fruit. vegeta
bles, ETC., from adjoining farms to the city, dur
ing the night time, without disturbing the peac
and quiet of the city
The above reasons are hereby declared to b
special reasons and to be satisfactory, good AM
sufficient for the grant of authority and permits
sion to propel cars by electricity or bv electro
process and appliances in such mode and man
ner as may he selected by the grantees, thei
heirs and assigns.
SECTION i. This grant OF authority is mad
upon the following conditions
First-The cars must be of the most approved
construction for comfort and convenience o
passengers, and provided with brakes TO stoI
the same when required.
Second-1he tracks must be constructed a
nearly as possible in the middle of the street.
Third-The grantees their heirs and assign
length of the street used by their track between
the rails and for two feet on each side thereof
and between the tracks, if there be more thai
one, and keep the same constantly in repair
flush with the street and with good crossings.
Fourth-The tracks must not be more thai
five feet wide within the rails and must have
space between them sufficient to allow the car
to pass each other freely.
Fifth-The rates of fare must not exceed tel
cents for one fare or twenty-five cents for fou
fares.
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than eight miles per hour
Seventh-1hc owners OF said railroad shall
pay to the City OF Sacramento for license 70
each car in daily use on said railroad the sun
of five dollars per annuIn which shall entitl
them to operate the road every day in tn,
year.
Eighth-Thc grantees herein named, and
their assigns, shall commence work within
four months from the date Of passiug this ordi
nance, and shall pro. ecute the work OF building
and eQuippiDg said road as diligently and con
tinuously as possible until completed and shal
construct at least ten blocks CT road and pu
the same in good order each year after the com
mencement of work, unless prevented by I'M
avoidable accidents or unforeseen contingencies
The same must be completed within three years
thereafter.
Ninth-No poles shall be placed in the streets
for use of the road.
SECTION 5. A failure to comply with these pro-
visions works n forfeiture of the right of way
as well as OF the franchise unless the uncou.
pleted portion is abandoned by the grantees 81
assigns with the consent of the City of Sacra-
mento and such abandonment and consent to
be in writing. The owners of said railroad may
at any time within three years abandon any
part or portion of the franchise hereby granted
upon fling with the city authorities written
declaration OF such intention, and upon the ac-
ceptance Of We same by the city authorities.
granted shall take effect and have the force oil
a contract
SECTION T. This ordinance shall take effect i'm.
mediately EUGENE J. GREGORY,
President of the Board OF Trustees
Passed September 6, 1857.